Etiology Lyme disease is an illness that is caused by a spirochete bacterium‚ Borrelia burgdorferi‚ which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. Ixodes dammini‚ which is the deer tick‚ is located in the northwest and Midwest region of the united states‚ are commonly known to infect humans. They are found in grassy areas (including lawns)‚ and in brushy‚ shrubby and woodland sites‚ even on warm winter days. They prefer areas where some moisture is present. The tick has
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Lifestyle Disease Lifestyle disease which may also be referred to as Non-Communicable Disease‚ has in recent times become an issue of grave concern for governments both globally and regionally. The World Health Organization (WHO) Secretary-General‚ during a General Assembly Summit (first ever summit on deadly chronic illnesses) in 2011deemed in a statement "...the spread of non-communicable diseases as a socio-economic and development challenge of epidemic proportions..." . In another report from
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ESSAY ON PERFORMANCE-RELATED PAY 1. Introduction Performance-related pay (PRP) is a financial rewarding system that links pay awarded to the work output of employees (CIPD‚ 2013). It is connected directly to individual‚ group and organisational performance (Armstrong‚ 2005). In the late 1980s and early 1990s‚ performance pay scheme became prevalently used in both private and public sectors in UK organisations‚ where it is perceived to be a motivation tool. 2. Theories about PRP As Thorpe
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Amanda Fallon Professor Jed Wolfson Anatomy and Physiology 1 October 27‚ 2011 Rhabdomyolysis: Disease of Muscular Breakdown Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of damaged muscle tissues resulting in the release of muscle fiber contents into the bloodstream (Patel M.D.). This disease occurs when there is damage to the skeletal muscle. The breakdown products of damaged muscle cells‚ such as myoglobin‚ are harmful to the kidneys and frequently result in kidney damage or even kidney failure
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Foreign studies Health Education Research Advance Access published May 19‚ 2011 by Claire Drummond1* and Lorraine Sheppard2‚3 School canteen guidelines Canteen guidelines developed in most Australian states and territories apply to all situations where food and beverages are supplied in the school environment [15]. The aims of the guidelines are to provide a framework to support the implementation of sale of healthy food in school canteens. Currently‚ canteen guidelines refer only to the school
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1. Genetic Disorders A disease caused by an abnormality in an individuals DNA is known as a genetic disorder. The abnormalities can range from being a very small single-base mutation in just one gene or it could be because the lack of a chromosome or maybe even one too many. Occasionally‚ these aforementioned abnormalities can lead to something as serious as cancer‚ while others lead to various other health conditions. Genetic disorders can be heritable or non-heritable‚ meaning it can be acquired
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Defence against Disease and the Immune System In this essay I have distinguished clearly between active/ passive‚ natural/artificial immunity and described some methods of vaccine production. I have critically compared the effectiveness of the smallpox vaccination programme with programmes aimed at control of measles‚ polio‚ influenza‚ malaria and cholera. Introduction (Immune System‚ 2012) “The immune system is made up of a network of cells‚ tissues‚ and organs that work together
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Microbial load on unwashed hands There are grave consequences when people do not wash their hands or wash them improperly. It is known that hands are the main media for contaminants getting to people‚ whether the infections are airborne‚ oral or tactile. Infectious diseases that are commonly spread through hand to hand contact include the common cold‚ and several gastrointestinal disorders such as diarrhoea (WaterAid‚ 2006). Human hands usually harbour microorganisms
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CD is an immunological reaction trigger by the ingestion of gluten-containing foods. This autoimmune disease involves both genetic and environmental factors that affect the small intestine in these individuals (NELMS). In this disease‚ the exposure gluten damages the intestinal mucosa of the small intestine. Gluten is the general name for proteins found in the endosperm of grains. These proteins are found in almost all grain containing foods such as bread‚ rice‚ pasta‚ and cereal. Gluten is made
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“Several studies have analyzed the determinants of the intensity of physical therapy use‚ highlighting the role of both health-related factors like age‚ gender‚ site and severity of the condition and poor health [1‚8‚11-15] and others‚ such as insurance status‚ education level‚ income and urban residence” (Halfon 2). I thought this was very important because it shows what they have to do
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